Stephen Persaud, MD, PhD

Pathologist

Stephen Persaud

Expertise & Training

Clinical Expertise

  • Pathology and Immunology

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor, Pathology and Immunology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2015 - 2018: Resident in Clinical Pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 2015: MD, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 2015: PhD, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

I am a physician-scientist devoted to the advancement of basic science for the betterment of human health. My current research in the laboratory of Dr. John DiPersio involves studying antibody-based immunotherapies for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) conditioning, for use in the treatment of malignant and non-malignant hematologic diseases. My long-term aim is to establish an independent basic science/translational research laboratory focused on developing novel allo-HSCT conditioning strategies that avoid the severe toxicities of conventional chemotherapy- and irradiation-based conditioning regimens.

Research Publications

Streptavidin-drug conjugates streamline optimization of antibody-based hematopoietic stem cell transplant conditioning
Authors:

Yelamali AR, Chendamarai E, Ritchey JK, one or more additional authors omitted Persaud SP

Journal & Year:

Blood Immunol Cell Ther | 2025

Conditioning with anti-CD47 and anti-CD117 plus JAK inhibition enables toxic payload-free allogeneic transplantation
Authors:

Persaud SP, Yelamali AR, Ritchey JK, DiPersio JF

Journal & Year:

Blood Adv | 2024

Streptavidin-drug conjugates streamline optimization of antibody-based conditioning for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Authors:

Yelamali AR, Chendamarai E, Ritchey JK, one or more additional authors omitted Persaud SP

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv | 2024